Salem, OR to Homer, AK

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July 22 - Stopped to pee, no one there but me....not even any critters

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July 22 - So many bushes, so little time....

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July 22 - Boy do I feel better now, just like a new dog...BTW, did I mention I ate half of my bridge the other day? No? It stuck to a piece of bread I was eating and before I knew it I heard these loud snapping noises and then down it went. Kinda sharp & pointy. At least the 2 teeth held on. Gag...

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July 22 - Turned 5000 miles on my no longer new Ninja, just coming into White Horse again. At least I think it's White Horse. Maybe I should look at the GPS...

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July 22 - I met Mathias Schmid at Jake's Corner, south of White Horse on highway 1. He's been on the road for 11 months, has traveled damn near everywhere and is a hoot to talk to. He's Swiss so naturally started out in Europe. Check out his web site, it's not in English but easy to follow. He'd never seen anyone riding a Ninja out in the sticks before and was very interested in how it was holding up. This gave me an entire window of opportunity to invent stuff which I did.

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July 22 - Squanga Lake campground - only one other camper there until very late, then 2 more arrived. One couple, the Bickersons were loads of fun, you really didn't need to be closer than a few hundred yards to appreciate the guy's set of lungs. They were up and gone before 6:30am and no one seemed to miss them.

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July 22 - Rouging it at Squanga campground. Life on the road is hard...

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July 22 - This little cretin didn't even bother to wait for me to leave the table, came right up and stole my lunch left-over fries. Bet his arteries are clogged....It'd serve him right. Little thief...

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July 23 - Heading south to Dease Lake again, had to stop & take this pic along the way. Also had to pee again.

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July 23 - The Cassiar highway can be a slippery slope, not for the faint of heart. Very slimy stuff when it rains. This stretch is north of Dease Lake, I didn't see anyone for a long time. Probably asleep in their RV's?

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July 23 - Had to turn around on the slimy hill and ride back up to take this. Neat foggy stuff. It had just finished raining when I hit this unpaved section. It was less than 20 miles so not too bad.

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July 23 - There's a big ol' bear in there, about dead center, you can see his butt in the bushes. I saw him so turned around and rode back 1/8 of a mile, then back again with the camera ready. He didn't go far, just sort of hid out a little. Probably eyeballing me for lunch.

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July 23 - Time to stop for gas. I stopped on the way up but didn't take any pics. Cool little village, nice people.

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July 23 - This is the Gitanyow village store & gas bar

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July 23 - If it wasn't for these folks there'd be a lot of us walking. Including me.

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July 23 - Gitanyow totems

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July 23 - These guys don't seem to be into Quonset huts when it comes to churches. Maybe they're not Catholics?

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July 23 - Overnighted at Northwest Motor Inn in Dease Lake again, same place I stayed at on the way up. July 24 - Stopped at Smithers Sandman Inn for the night. Rain expected. I'm a whimp..That ain't my bike, mine's under cover so it'll be nice and dry in the morning.

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July 24 - Chinese place across the street from Sandmans also sells liquor. I'm afraid I got stupid again. Nice nose.

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July 25 - When I'm on the road I eat at only the finest restaurants no matter where I travel. This place was no exception. Now if I could just recall where it was....

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July 25 - Finally I get to use my lanterns...Lac la Hache campground south of Williams Lake. Had to wear my earplugs due to the semi-trucks blasting by and using their jake brakes. Got in late and did some of the set-up as the light was fading. Had a couple of toddies and slept just fine.